Month: March 2020

Guidelines on use of masks by public 1. Introduction A new disease named novel coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged in early December 2019 in China and has now spread to over 90 countries. As on 9 th March 2020, India has reported 42 cases mostly among those […]

In continuation of the travel advisories issued on 11th March,16th March and 17th March 2020, the following additional advisory is issued: 1. No scheduled international commercial passenger aircraft shall take off from any foreign airport for any airport in India, after 0001 hrs GMT of […]

Should I travel within the US? CDC does not generally issue advisories or restrictions for travel within the United States. However, cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been reported in many states, and some areas are experiencing community spread of the disease. Crowded travel settings, […]

Q: What are the clinical features of COVID-19?A: The clinical spectrum of COVID-19 ranges from mild disease with non-specific signs and symptoms of acute respiratory illness, to severe pneumonia with respiratory failure and septic shock. There have also been reports of asymptomatic infection with COVID-19. […]

TRAVEL ADVISORY Key points –Travelers avoid all nonessential travel to Hubei Province, China, including Wuhan. –There is an ongoing outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus that can be spread from person-to-person. –Chinese officials have closed transport within and out of Wuhan […]

CORONA VIRUS(COVID-19) 24-HOUR HOTLINE NUMBER: 0800 029 999 Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).The most recent Coronavirus […]

Disease outbreak news 17 January 2020 On 15 January 2020, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (MHLW) reported an imported case of laboratory-confirmed 2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The case-patient is male, between the age of 30-39 years, living in […]

Disease outbreak news 21 January 2020 On 20 January 2020, National IHR Focal Point (NFP) for Republic of Korea reported the first case of novel coronavirus in the Republic of Korea. The case is a 35-year-old female, Chinese national, residing in Wuhan, Hubei province in […]

Disease Outbreak News: Update 31 January 2020 On 9 and 13 January 2020, the National IHR Focal Point of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported an additional two (2) laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) to WHO. The link below provides details […]

Disease outbreak news 20 February 2020 From 1 January through 9 February 2020, 472 laboratory confirmed cases including 70 deaths (case fatality ratio= 14.8%) have been reported in 26 out of 36 Nigerian states and the Federal Capital Territory. Of the 472 confirmed cases, 75% […]